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SB 183 would have prohibited performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking a sex-selective abortion, an abortion solely because the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome or a potential for Down syndrome, or an abortion because the fetus has been diagnosed with a genetic abnormality or a potential for a genetic abnormality.

The bill defines “genetic abnormality” to mean “any defect, disease, or disorder that is inherited genetically. The term includes any physical disfigurement, scoliosis, dwarfism, Down syndrome, albinism, amelia, or any other type of physical or mental disability, abnormality, or disease.”